Overview
2025 RERELEASE New cover. Refreshed interior. Same great adventure. -- Monster on the Moors is a thrilling, chilling middle school chapter book perfect for young readers of horror and mystery. In the eerie North York Moors of England, Bobby Holmes and his friends once again find themselves searching for answers after a series of gruesome attacks reveals the existence of something sinister and otherworldly. When one of them goes missing, it's up to the other three to solve the mystery and come to the rescue. Does a seemingly normal librarian hold the key? Who is the Gypsy King? And what exactly is lurking in the moors? Join Bobby and his friends on their hunt for the Monster on the Moors to find out!
Full Product Details
Author: J M Kelly
Publisher: Boompa Publishing
Imprint: Boompa Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.422kg
ISBN: 9798992470246
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 12 June 2025
Recommended Age: From 13 to 16 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""Rarely does a horror novel come along that can balance thrills, mystery, terror, and heart. Monster on the Moors by J.M. Kelly does just that, and with immense gusto. What you read within its pages will keep you up and wanting for more."" -Eric J. Guignard, award-winning author and editor, including That Which Grows Wild and Doorways to the Deadeye ""A great book for those who are favs of middle grade fiction and an opening to horror and mysteries for young minds."" -Amanda Lily, NetGalley ""The young adult genre keeps pumping out mysteries and thrillers here lately, and I am absolutely living for it! This was an all-consuming read and will be perfect for a reading binge, as you won't want to stop once you've started."" -Kensley Lewis, NetGalley ""Kelly establishes the story's malice with a sensational opening . . . [his] savvy writing is filled with stirring descriptions . . . A spook fest that wisely centers on strong characters and lurid prose."" -Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Before retiring, J.M. Kelly was a middle school teacher, a vice-principal, a principal, a consultant for the New Jersey Foundation for Educational Administration, a board member of the Global Learning Project, and president of the Morris County Association of Elementary and Middle School Administrators. He has received numerous education awards, including the New Jersey Governor's Teacher Award, two Geraldine Dodge Foundation Grants, and the New Jersey Principals' and Supervisors' Association's Principal of the Year Award for Visionary Leadership. Kelly has authored two professional books: Student-Centered Teaching for Increased Participation and In Search of Leadership: Sailing with Roland. He has also published two middle school horror books in a series, The Lost Treasure and Monster on the Moors, and a humorous mystery for adults, Tommy Ails: Good for What Ails You.Kelly divides his time between Sea Girt, New Jersey and Sarasota, Florida, with his wife Bronwen. They have three grown children and six grandchildren.
